The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-03-12


steam engines, boilers, and 80 Oh, and
had no reference whatever to any
naval Officers abroad. 1t would have
been, OF course, absurd to publish
such thing il that baa been the in
tention. The advertisement was a
copy Of the one which had been in
serted before, and which was in &C
c)rdaDce with a statute"
THE COMMITTEE OF UTHRRN PAsSRN-
GER AGENTS
convention, which adjourned here re.
Gently, has decided upon the general
national din rae for all travellers.
Under the interstate commerce law ii
is understood they csHnot make dis
elimination in favor Of persons, so the
committee has decided to give the
c7eap s)ldiera' rats to ciizsn trav.
elers also. Three-qusrtefs Of one cent
per Iuils is the IA fixed for parties OF
not less t1sn twenty-five in one party
fJT short line distance Travelled from
all points to Washington and reform.
T0is rate, which applies to citz4ns
aud soldiers, is the lowest ever gwen
for similar purposes, about one-hsli
the rate given the Nsw ORLEANS Expo
sltion.
CHOLERA SPREADING.
The Secretary of Safe ID info med
that tue cholera has spread through
parts OF The Chilian province Of Aeon
i5gua aud Valparaiso aud is extending
along the val, y OF Aconisgus toward
the sea. At sta ion ou the railroad
between Santiago and Valparaiso,
thir'y-fiva miles from the latter, about
900 cases hava go far been reported, OF
which about 250 have proved fatal.
5 rln2en mt sanitary measures have been
adopted BY tina authorit es.
THE TOTAL VALUE OF THE EXPORTS
OF d m'stc bread tufts duing the
month OF February, 1887, amouuted 20
I'll, SSl, 446 as against $40, l05,l 57 for
the same time in 1885 aud for eight
months ended February 2S. 1887,
Sl04,6704i9, against $72, 46l 2S5 for u
corresponding period ia 1856
THE CIRCULATION OF eTANDAiD SILVER
DOLLARS
Is now S57 ,2l4,5l0, out Of total coin
age Of $3.50 All ,647. The silver cert f.
Gates in circulation amount to 1923, :
300, 1852, deductiug which leaves $751;
S66, 745 net standard dollars IN the
treasury. The old coin and bullion
in the treasury, less Sl0,0l3,005 gold
certificates in circulation, amounts to
$l75, 2S4 977.
CIVIL eRRvICE INVESTIGATIONS.
The Star tonight tays: Civil Ser
vice Commissioners Lyman and ODER.
ly were in their offices today. having
returned from Philadelphia, where for
several DAYS they have been engaged
in investigating charges egainst Post
m ,ster Harritv, relating to appoint
ments in his Office. They will return
10 Philadelphia early next week and
resume the investigation. Meanwhile
Postmaster Harrity is to prepare a
concerning his aOministra-
ton of the Office, including Isis of APP
and removals; the names
OF par ons employed in the eff 70 when
he took possession; OF those now en-
ployed; how many appointments he
has made to excepted places, etc.
The Commissioners took considerable
t stimony, all OF which will bs pnb-
lished with the report of their con-
illusions in the matter. Mr.. Lyman
said today that the investigation has
taken wide scope, the Commission
ers having found it desirsbleto extend
it, owing to the excited state Of public
feeling in Philadelphia, due to large
extent to the attitude OF the press
toward Mr.. Harrity. There had been
some hostility TO the Commissioners,
he said, on the part Of partisan news
papers because the investigation was
secret one. They asserted that the re-
suit would be a withdrawing report.
The Commissioners thought 1t advisa-
BILE to conduct their investigation with
closed doors, as the obi cts which
they sought to obtain might other
wise be defeated, but they pro-
posed to publish all the testimony 30
that any one could see on what their
C Conclusions are based. "Of cuurse,"
said Mr.. Lyman, 81 can ssy nothing
as 10 what the result of the investiga.
tons will be-" When the Commits
sioDers return to Philadelphia next
week they may take additional testi-
mony, if 1t is found that points in Mr..
Harfity's statement require il"
POSSIBILITY OF A FINANCIAL PANIC
Ia conversation with an Asa ciated
Pre- reporter az 10 the POSSIBILITY OF
financial panic resu Ting IRON the &C.
emulation Of surplus il the Treasury
after all the payable boEds are called,
Treasurer Jordan said that he saw
in the present situation which
was al all likely to cause a panic.
There was nothing in the situation to
excite such fears. Should a panic &C.
cur, however, Mr.. Jordan said, the
government had full power to go into
rhe MAJ ket and buy bonds in order to
relieve the financial strain. AL
though he could not, of course, speak
for the administration, of which he
would soon cease to be member, he
had no reason to suppose this resource
would not be applied, "a it had been
with success on other occasions. The
only trouble he appre hended was
pressure for small currency, and this
pressure was being felt even now, and
in his opinion would continue until
about the 10Th of April. The govern
ment was NEE ting this demand as fast
as possible, tut could not supply it as
fully as was desired. At this season
OF the year there was always demand
for small currency, and the Treasury
was unable to issue silver certificates
as fast as called for. This was owing
to no want of provision on the part Of
the Treasury Department, but 10 the
failure of the deficiency bill, which
appropriated money for the issue OF
silver certificates. The department
had smpe facilities, but not sufficient
for the purpose. There YVES
no reason for alarm, however. 1t was
simply the spring demand for small
Gu ,rency, and there was about $47,-
DOC, 900 Of S. and $40 gold coins in the
New York Subtreasury alone and
$100, 100000 more Of small money
available with which to meet any SUCH
emergency. The department would
supply silver certificates as far as pos
sible, and any additional demand
would simply entail on the banks the
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